Structural Steel Fabrication Drawing Review Agent
Reviews structural steel shop and fabrication drawings against approved engineering design drawings, flagging dimensional and connection detail discrepancies before fabrication begins.
Structural engineers must review hundreds of steel fabricator shop drawings against the approved structural design set, checking member sizes, connection details, and dimensions sheet by sheet, a tedious process where a single missed discrepancy can result in a misfabricated member that delays the entire steel erection schedule
Manual review under tight submittal turnaround deadlines increases the risk of oversight
This agent automatically cross-references shop drawings against the approved structural drawings and calculations, flags dimensional and connection detail mismatches, and produces a structured review markup so the engineer can focus attention on true discrepancies rather than re-verifying every correct detail
The agent ingests submitted shop drawings alongside the approved structural design drawings and connection calculations, extracting member sizes, dimensions, and connection details from both sets. It performs an automated comparison, flagging mismatches in member designation, dimension, bolt pattern, or weld callout, and classifies each finding by severity. A structured review markup is generated for the structural engineer to finalize, with confirmed-correct items pre-cleared to speed the review cycle.
Ingest Shop and Design Drawings
- Parse submitted shop drawings by fabricator
- Extract member sizes and connection details from approved design set
- Align shop drawing sheets to corresponding design drawings
Compare Dimensional and Connection Details
- Cross-check member designations and sizes
- Compare connection bolt patterns and weld callouts
- Verify dimensions against approved structural drawings
Classify and Prioritize Findings
- Score discrepancies by structural significance
- Pre-clear items confirmed as matching
- Flag items requiring engineer judgment
Generate Review Markup
- Compile structured markup with findings and citations
- Route to structural engineer for final review and stamp
- Log approval status back to submittal tracker